inside of

preposition

: inside

Examples of inside of in a Sentence

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Smith ran down the sideline and broke away from Livingstone’s defense inside of four minutes left in regulation, helping the Golden Bulls run out the clock. Shane Connuck, Charlotte Observer, 8 Nov. 2025 The best types for fall feeding are those that have a lot of protein and fat packed inside of each bite. Chris McKeown, Cincinnati Enquirer, 8 Nov. 2025 Spacetime may be more strongly curved inside of a black hole’s event horizon, but anything that happens in there can’t get out; nothing can escape a black hole’s interior, even at the speed of light. Big Think, 7 Nov. 2025 The camera then zooms out to show that the athlete is actually inside of a snow globe, which the pop star has been gazing into and shaking. Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 6 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for inside of

Word History

First Known Use

1836, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of inside of was in 1836

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“Inside of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/inside%20of. Accessed 11 Nov. 2025.

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